The study highlights the need for support for parents and carers of young people who engage in self-harm ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

Children who enter school with limited proficiency in the language of instruction face a range of challenges in negotiating this new context, yet limited... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• June 2014

The current findings showed that involvement in any bullying behaviour was associated with increased risk of concurrent mental health problems ...

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• 2017
• September 2017

Melissa Rebecca O'Donnell Glauert M RA BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD BPsych (Hons) PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1359 rebecca.glauert@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research ...

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This study evaluated for a multifactor structure in the DASS-21 teenagers and the specifics of the 3 subscales for teenagers in general at different stages. ...

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• 2017
• July 2017

A significant proportion of trans and gender diverse (TGD) young people report membership of the gaming community and resultant benefits to wellbeing. To date their experiences and needs regarding a key feature of games, the avatar, are largely unexplored, despite increasing interest in the therapeutic role of avatars in the general population. The aim of this study was to better understand the role of the avatar in gaming, its impact on TGD young people's mental health, and their unique needs regarding avatar design. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

We aimed to elucidate the longitudinal relationship between dietary patterns, adiposity, inflammation and mental health in a population of adolescents. ...

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• 2018
• March 2018

Teachers play a vital role in developing children's sun protection routines however upskilling preservice teachers (PSTs) while at university has not yet been trialled as a targeted skin cancer prevention strategy. Hence, this study investigated PSTs perceptions and experiences of sun safety following a brief pilot intervention and placement in primary schools in Western Australia. ...

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• 2022
• July 2022

Although children of convicted parents experience a higher incidence of sociodemographic risk, their parents' criminal activity constitutes an independent risk factor for their development ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018

Alanna Tess Yasmin Sincovich Gregory Harman-Smith AS TG YHS BPsych(Hons), PhD BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD Senior Research Officer Senior Research Fellow Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit 08 6375 ...

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Penelope Yael Rikki Kirsty Strauss Perry Battersby-Coulter Hird PS YP RBC KH BA, MPH, PhD BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA (Psych), MYMH, MPH (Health Econ Eval), MHM BPsych (Hons) Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention Program Head, Mental ...

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This study developed and tested a highly usable, and moderately acceptable, smartphone app to improve the psychosocial health of young people living with CF ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• March 2020